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#127 - Kelsey Hightower's Unfiltered Truths: 25 Years of Infrastructure, DevOps, and Retiring at 42

alphalist.CTO Podcast - For CTOs and Technical Leaders
3630August 7, 2025
Product & Engineering

What happens when a distinguished engineer who shaped the cloud-native landscape decides to retire at 42? Kelsey Hightower, a pivotal figure in the Kubernetes community and former Google engineer, shares brutally honest insights from his 25-year journey. This isn't a conversation about the next hype cycle; it's a masterclass in the timeless principles of infrastructure, maintenance, and technical strategy.

About alphalist.CTO Podcast - For CTOs and Technical Leaders

This podcast features interviews of CTOs and other technical leadership figures and topics range from technology (AI, blockchain, cyber, DevOps, Web Architecture, etc.) to management (e.g. scaling, structuring teams, mentoring, technical recruiting, product etc.). Guests from leading tech companies share their best practices and knowledge.

Hosted by Tobias Schlottke - alphalist CTO Podcast

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